Maniok
[maˈni̯ɔk]
The verdict
“Maniok” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Botanik, Agrikultur:
Corpus desk
Index DE-maniok · Maniok · German
Maniok · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Maniok |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈni̯ɔk] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Maniok“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Maniok is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈni̯ɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Maniok, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Maniok, spelled M-A-N-I-O-K.
Definition
- 1Botanik, Agrikultur:
- 2Gattung (Manihot) aus der Familie der Wolfsmilchgewächse (Euphorbiaceae)
- 3Pflanzenart mit stärkehaltigen Wurzelknollen der unter [1] beschriebenen Gattung
- 4essbare Wurzelknolle der unter [2] beschriebenen Pflanzenart
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Maniok appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den Lexika von Ruiz de Montoya sind unter anderem ungefähr acht Arten von Maniok erwähnt, sechs Arten von Mais, achtzehn Kartoffelsorten, fünf Sorten der Cará-Knollenfrucht, zehn Bohnenarten, fünf Pfeffersorten, elf Passionsfrucht-Varianten, drei Kürbisarten, sieben Guaven-Sorten sowie unzählige nicht genau bestimmte Wurzeln und Kräuter.“
„So kultivieren z. B. die Tikúna (Indigene aus dem Amazonasgebiet Kolumbiens) 35 unterschiedliche Arten von Nahrungspflanzen, zusätzlich werden 14 verschiedene Sorten von Maniok angebaut, drei von Bataten und neun von Bananen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.